Electorates / Areas Covered in Major Collections of Electoral Studies, Papua New Guinea from 1964 The following index was prepared by Edward Wolfers, Emeritus Professor of Politics at the University of Wollongong. It draws on the Papua New Guinea election books that were published between 1964 and 2007. It shows by province and region the electorates (or related areas) that were covered for each election. Bibliographic details of the election books are provided at the end of the document. Historically, elections in Papua New Guinea have been fought at the local level and studies of them have focused at the local level. This bibliography is designed to help people who would like to compare constituencies or study a particular area over time. If you have any questions or comments email Edward Wolfers (ewolfers@uow.edu.au) or Terence Wood (terence.wood@anu.edu.au). Notes 1. When the focus of a study is on a particular village, community, or electorate(s), it is shown below. However, as areas of study have not always coincided with electorate boundaries, the descriptions of many studies below are only approximate. 2. When an Open Electorate(s) is cited before a Special, al or Provincial Electorate, the study focuses on the area of the latter covered by the Open Electorate. 3. Numbers following the names of electorates refer to pages in relevant collection listed in References (below). 1
/ Province **** Western General Election 1964* 1968 1972 1977 1982 1987 1992 1997 2002** 2007*** (a) Suki Area, Fly River O: 374-387 Gulf (b) Uritai V, Lakekamu O: 197-199 North Fly O: 61-74 North Fly O: 59-71 Gulf: 89-98 Kerema O: 151-187 Central Central P: 123-149 Rigo O: 79-84 Abau O: 193-209 National Capital District (a) Moresby O & Central S: 341-373 (b) Moresby O: 223--230 Moresby O + Hiri O & Central R: 275-314 Port Moresby Coastal O + Inland O: 504-525 Moresby North-East O & National Capital District P: 18-37 Milne Bay (a) Esa ala- Losuia O: 280-317 Milne Bay O: 318-340 Alotau O, Esa ala O + Kula O & Milne Bay R: 91-131 Kula O: 469-491 Papua Besena in Port Moresby South, North- East + North- West O s: 38-60 Milne Bay P: 85-97 (b) Esa ala Losuia O: 192-197 2
Northern / Oro Momase Morobe (a) Lae O: 212-241 Rai Coast O (spanned Madang S and Morobe S): 194-211 Kabwum O & Morobe R: 202-214 Ijivitari O & Northern R: 492-503 Bulolo O Buangs: 238-262 Lae O: 177-199 + Butibam, Kamkumung, Wagang & Jangga V s: 200-210 + 2-Mile Settlement: 211-215 Finsch-hafen O + Kabwum O: 228-239 Lae O: 216-227 Sohe O: 73-88 Ijivitari O: 211-226 Madang Mabuso, Sumkar O + Rai Coast O & Madang R + R 162-217 Markham O: 216-237 Madang O + Rai Coast O + southern Madang R: 67-91 Madang O: 93-113 Madang O + P: 357-374 Usino- Bundi O: 375-391 East Sepik (a) Maprik O: 181-193 Madang O town Europeans: 114-132 Dreikikir O: 133-159 Angoram O: 168-173 East Sepik: 240-254 Yangoru- Saussia O: 255-267 East Sepik: 207-234 Angoram O: 111-122 East Sepik, including O s: 219-239 East Sepik: 149-160 East Sepik P: 409-423 Yangoru- Saussia O: 393-408 3
West Sepik / Sandaun Eastern Chimbu / Simbu Western (a) Kainantu O & South Markham S: 91-119 (b) Kainantu O: 199-204 Gadsup V, Kainantu O: 205-209 (a) Chimbu O: 120-146 (a) Minj O: 147-180 (b) Dei C, Minj O: 209-211 Kumdi, Mount Hagen O: 211-215 Hagen O, Wahgi, O Mul-Dei O & Western R: 218-274 Puang V, Wapei- Nuku O: 160-167 Chimbu R: 308-349 Eastern P : 123-138 Kainantu O: 161-173 Ko-ae batuka V, Obura- Wonenara O: 140-160 Chimbu P: 75-122 Goroka O: 119-138 Chimbu P: 163-204 Simbu P & O s: 245-252 Sinasina O: 350-370 Dei O: 265-284 Hagen O: 253-284 Nuku O & West Sepik P: 168-218 Chimbu P, including O s: 277-322 Dei O: 240-265 Goroka O: 99-111 Eastern P: 227-242 Chuave O: 243-259 Kyaka Enga in Hagen O & Wapenamanda O: 216-223 Enga Wabag O: 291-307 Enga P + Wabag O & Wapenamanda O: 101-118 Lagaip- Porgera O: 113-122 Wabag O: 261-283 4
Ialibu-Pangia O: 285-290 : 174-195 Nipa-Kutubu O: 196-215 : 139-162 Imbbongu O: 266-276 Koroba- Kopiago O: 123-139 + 141-148 P: 307-321 Kagua- Erave O + P : 285-305 Islands Manus Manus R & O: 400-414 East New Britain West New Britain Rabaul O & W Gazelle S: 242-263 Passismanua CD, West New Britain O: 264-279 Gazelle O, Kokopo O + Rabaul O & East and West New Britain R 48-90 Gazelle O, Rabaul O + Kokopo O + East New Britain R: 373-399 New Ireland New Ireland R: 427-433 Manus R & O: 273-286 Kavieng O: 268-272 Manus R & O: 235-278 Manus P & O: 189-207 Namatanai O: 209-224 Manus P & O:122-143 Namatanai O: 144-167 Talasea O: 161-168 Koroba- Lake Kopiago O: 323-355 Manus P + O: 441-464 Gazelle O: 425-439 Kavieng O: 415-426 Namatanai O:434-441 5
North Solomons / Autonomous of South O & R: 132-161 North, Central + South O s + R: 442-466 North Solomons P & North, Central + South O s: 225-243 Abbreviations C : Council P : Provincial Electorate CD : Census Division R : al Electorate O : Open Electorate S : Special Electorate Footnotes * The 1964 general election is the only one for which two major collections of election studies have been published (cited, respectively as (a) for the book and (b) for a special symposium in the Journal of the Polynesian Society.) ** While a collection of election studies for 2002 as wide-ranging as those for previous elections has not (yet?) been published, studies of the elections in the area around Wabag in Enga P, Koroba-Lake Kopiago O in, and Kerowagi O in Simbu P have been published in, Gibbs, P., Haley, N. and McLeod, N., Politicking and Voting in the : The 2002 Papua New Guinea National Elections (Discussion Paper 2004/1, Canberra: State, Society and Governance in Melanesia Progam, Australian National University). *** In addition to studies of particular electorates as such, this collection includes studies which focus on: security in P (75-80); policing in Chimbu P (81-98); conduct of elections and security in Koroba-Lake Kopiago O (99-112); women candidates and voters, with particular reference to (129-142) in Kerema O; a non-government organization in the, Kup Women for Peace (143-154); and the context of HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) transmission in Enga P (157-175). **** Known as Districts before independence. 6
References 1964(a): Bettison, D.G., Hughes, C.A. and van der Veur, P. W., eds, The Papua-New Guinea Elections 1964, Canberra: Australian National University, 1965 (b): New Guinea s First National Election: A Symposium, Journal of the Polynesian Society, 73 (2), June 1964, pp. 179-230 1968 : Epstein, A. L., Parker, R. S. and Reay, M., eds, The Politics of Dependence: Papua New Guinea 1968, Canberra: Australian National University Press, 1971 1972 : Stone, D., ed., Prelude to Self-Government, Canberra: Research School of Pacific Studies, Australian National University, and University of Papua New Guinea, 1976 1977 : Hegarty, D., ed., Electoral Politics in Papua New Guinea: Studies on the 1977 National Elections, Port Moresby: University of Papua New Guinea Press, 1983 1982 : King, P., ed., PANGU Returns to Power: The 1982 Elections in Papua New Guinea, Political and Social Change Monograph: 9, Canberra: Department of Political and Social Change, Research School of Pacific Studies, Australian National University, 1989 1987 : Oliver, M., ed., Eleksin: The 1987 National Election in Papua New Guinea, Port Moresby: University of Papua New Guinea, 1989 1992 : Saffu, Y., ed., The 1992 Papua New Guinea Election: Change and Continuity in Electoral Politics, Political and Social Change Monograph: 23, Canberra: Department of Political and Social Change, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, Australian National University, 1996 1997 : May, R. J. and Anere, R., eds, Maintaining Democracy: The 1997 Elections in Papua New Guinea, Canberra: Department of Political Science, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Papua New Guinea, and State, Society and Governance in Melanesia Project, Australian National University, 2002 2007 : May, R.J., Anere, R., Haley, N., and Wheen, K., Election 2007: The Shift to Limited Preferential Voting in Papua New Guinea, Boroko: National Research Institute and State, Society and Governance in Melanesia Program (Australian National University) 7